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External hdd shows as "off line."I just removed this hdd from a laptop

Run "cmd.exe" as a given user and "as administrator" in command lineHello and thank you for reading my post.
If I'm logged in Windows as user "u1", I can execute "cmd.exe" "as administrator" by choosing
"Start" -> "cmd.exe" and right-click "Run as administrator".I would like to start another "cmd.exe" console as "u2" and "as administrator".
(So, "u2" is not...

General Discussion

HDD shows in "Device Manager" but not in "DiskPart"or" Disk ManagementHi Guys, any ideas how to access my external hard drive device manager can see it but it does not appear in disc management.
I use this HDD perfectly in my car HDD player. But when I try to connect it to my Laptop, it does not show up in disk management.
Please check the attached screen...

Hardware & Devices

Can the "All Programs/Back" & "Search" entries be removed?Using the Windows Classic theme, can the 'All Programs' & 'Search' (which is useless) be completely removed from the Start Menu?
I'm talking about the entry All Programs bar and the Search entry, or can the useless MS Search be replaced with one of the many substitutes?
I do not mean the Search...

Customization

Cant find "System Image" of 36 GB but its shows on "Manage Disc Space"Dear Experts,
I have created windows image on Drive F: but delete it after some time manually due to some space prob.
But while backup shows about 40 GB only few GB space got free after deletion. When i try to again take the the backup using windows 7 backup & restore option, its still shows 35...

Backup and Restore

Need to get files from dead laptop- drive shows as "System Reserved"Someone spilled a liquid on my wife's laptop damaging the keyboard and internals. It cannot boot but I need to get the files from the HD. I bought one of those USB to laptop HD cables, removed the HD and hooked the cable to my desktop Windows 7 PC. The drive came up as "System Reserved" with only...

Hardware & Devices

display settings only shows "Small" & "Medium"My notebook is set to the recommended screen resolution, under display settings that allows you to change the text size indepdenent of the screen resolution, I was expecting to see 3 radio buttons (as per the windows 7 tutorial) but I can see only "Small" and "medium". I haven't played around with...